SIUE Dance Marathon Raises Thousands of Dollars for Sick Children
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Hundreds of participants joined in dance marathon Saturday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to help raise funds and awareness for St. Louis children’s hospitals.
Approximately $43,000 was raised at SIUE’s Third Annual Dance Marathon, according to Sarah Laux, assistant director for Community Engagement at SIUE’s Kimmel Student Involvement Center.
The community project raised money for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center.
The marathon started at noon Feb. 28 and ended at midnight March 1.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides students with a high quality, affordable education that prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose. Built on the foundation of a broad-based liberal education, and enhanced by hands-on research and real-world experiences, the academic preparation SIUE students receive equips them to thrive in the global marketplace and make our communities better places to live. Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River’s rich bottomland and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of nearly 14,000.
Photos:
Dancing in a “Congo Line” are from left to right: Sarah Lance, Year 1 in the School of Pharmacy; Nichole Shackmann, senior in the School of Engineering; Amanda Fugate, senior in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior; and Coleman Choate, senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Eddie the Cougar danced the hours away with other dance marathon participants.
Students dance on stage (from left to right) Ashley Musolino, a junior in the School of Business; and Jamal Sims, a Year 1 student in School of Pharmacy.
Participants join in the Morale Dance.
